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hospitals around new york city and of course the big story is transportation getting around the city. the subway systems inundated. the mta is calling it the wos disaster to hit the subway system here in the city. very difficult days coming up back to you. >>> todd starnes for us in new york city telling us about the fire and the crane that a lot of people in new york are talking about. >>> new york is one of the hardest hit areas. talk to anna kooiman live with us on the phone in long beach long island. how are things looking there today? >> good morning. the water reseeds some what. we look out the windows we are looking out our windows a few hours ago water as far as we could see the water has gone over the boardwalk and has been slamming into the side of our hotel we are ocean front. this is the olegria hotel here. the first and second level did have water in the very first floor was flooded. on the main drag behind us in the driveway there was -- it was full of water all last night. it is a thick layer of sand. there were some carts there. thfdz a you haul type truck that floate
hospitals around new york city and of course the big story is transportation getting around the city. the subway systems inundated. the mta is calling it the wos disaster to hit the subway system here in the city. very difficult days coming up back to you. >>> todd starnes for us in new york city telling us about the fire and the crane that a lot of people in new york are talking about. >>> new york is one of the hardest hit areas. talk to anna kooiman live with us on the...
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- >> eric: the atlantic city boardwalk in the water as well. >> eric: this is very important. the neighborhood in queens, new york, look at some of the destruction that went on there from a fire. not sure how it started. >> kimberly: terrible. because of the flooding. they couldn't even get in to treat this. apparently some of the firefighters even live in that area. they're not especiall even ablet in and save the neighbors. >> dana: i heard it was started when transformers were exploding. last night, i thought we were watching lightning, around the time the storm came in. what i had seen was the transformers blow up. >> eric: does it make sense to put electrical transformers in the substation down below where the water is going to come? >> greg: you are asking somebody who cannot change a tire. if you could have -- i don't know what you -- >> kimberly: you can't even pump gas. c'mon! >> greg: i am the most useless person in times like these. i have no technical, i have no ability -- >> kimberly: you panic. >> greg: and i panic. >> bob: they close down part of the nuclear pow
- >> eric: the atlantic city boardwalk in the water as well. >> eric: this is very important. the neighborhood in queens, new york, look at some of the destruction that went on there from a fire. not sure how it started. >> kimberly: terrible. because of the flooding. they couldn't even get in to treat this. apparently some of the firefighters even live in that area. they're not especiall even ablet in and save the neighbors. >> dana: i heard it was started when...
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the familiar atlantic city boardwalk in shambles. entire neighborhood washed over, as search and rescue crews scoop up stranded residents by the boatload. crews working around the clock to clear out debris field 7 feet high in some places. >> i anticipated last night given the nature of the wind and the rain, would be pretty baddism didn't expect it to be that bad. it didn't expect we'd see homes off of their foundations. in the middle of state highways. >> reporter: in new york, wall street still shut down and the subway system remained under water today. leaving the metropolis eerily quiet after a chaotic night. some of the city's worst daniel was not from water but from fire. as flames engulf 80 homes in queens. >> there was 25 civilians. they were inside. 25 people inside on the roof of the building. fire was spreading. >> the fire was in the two-story building next door. the fire was coming across the top of the roof. >> reporter: by daylight, the breezy point neighborhood looked obliterated. up and down the eastern seaboard, th
the familiar atlantic city boardwalk in shambles. entire neighborhood washed over, as search and rescue crews scoop up stranded residents by the boatload. crews working around the clock to clear out debris field 7 feet high in some places. >> i anticipated last night given the nature of the wind and the rain, would be pretty baddism didn't expect it to be that bad. it didn't expect we'd see homes off of their foundations. in the middle of state highways. >> reporter: in new york,...
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the city of hoe bow ken in new jersey -- hoboken is being flooded to the south and the jersey shore took a beating today. we're talking about coastal events right now because that's the impact immediately, but i've got to tell you the next two days we've got widespread flooding across new england back towards ohio. flooding concerns everywhere interior, also high winds that are going to cause power outages, already over three million people without power tonight. we'll see more as the storm spreads inbound land t inland tt lakes, 20 to 25 foot waves on the great lakes. blizzard conditions by the time this is dn done. with he might see three or four feet of snow across the higher elevations. everybody getting in on this across the eastern part of the country. a dire situation across the coast of the northeast. >> thank you very much. the state of new jersey took a direct hit when post tropical storm sandy came ashore. ririck leventhal is in point pleasant, new jersey with the latest conditions. rick? >> reporter: sean, conditions got progressively worse throughout the day beginning early
the city of hoe bow ken in new jersey -- hoboken is being flooded to the south and the jersey shore took a beating today. we're talking about coastal events right now because that's the impact immediately, but i've got to tell you the next two days we've got widespread flooding across new england back towards ohio. flooding concerns everywhere interior, also high winds that are going to cause power outages, already over three million people without power tonight. we'll see more as the storm...
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in new york city 80 homes burned to the ground and by the way you can see the snow. in new york city 80 homes burned to the ground in a small beachfront community of breezy point. we hope to have updated information there in moments. and to the west, snow. sandy's high winds creating near whiteout conditions in some places. we'll start where the storm made landfall at the jersey shore appoint pleasant beach. though today you can't tell where the beach end and the neighborhood begins. here is how things looked yesterday while we were speaking to rick leventhal. describe the winds and the sea as you experienced this morning. >> i'm not getting anywhere near those waves. they are very, very, very dangerous. but the wind -- i'm not making this up, it's throwing me around out here. this is about the strongest i have experienced in a couple years. i don't believe the gauge but it does read 95.4 as the top gust it's kick up pretty good, megyn. megyn: it's tough to believe your eyes again. rick leventhal live in point pleasant beach. >> right before that reading i had a 57.7
in new york city 80 homes burned to the ground and by the way you can see the snow. in new york city 80 homes burned to the ground in a small beachfront community of breezy point. we hope to have updated information there in moments. and to the west, snow. sandy's high winds creating near whiteout conditions in some places. we'll start where the storm made landfall at the jersey shore appoint pleasant beach. though today you can't tell where the beach end and the neighborhood begins. here is...
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in on the city last night. it hurled a record-breaking 13 foot storm surge into the southern tip of the island right where jon was standing yesterday. we'll show you his shot yesterday in a little bit to show you exactly what this looked like. basically in lower manhattan the world's financial capital, was submerged and water was sent pouring into the subway system which is not operating today. as cleanup efforts get underway the national guard is headed towards hardest hit areas to help out. this as the storm sets its sights on chicago and wisconsin. it is not over. jonathan hunt on hard hit long island with more on conditions there and our first look really. high hi, jonathan. >> reporter: hi, jenna. as the sun rose on long island this morning the devastation became horribly clear to everybody. it is quite extraordinary as you walk around this barrier island city. a block in front of me is the ocean. just about half a mile behind me is the bay side of this barrier island and last night, when that storm surge
in on the city last night. it hurled a record-breaking 13 foot storm surge into the southern tip of the island right where jon was standing yesterday. we'll show you his shot yesterday in a little bit to show you exactly what this looked like. basically in lower manhattan the world's financial capital, was submerged and water was sent pouring into the subway system which is not operating today. as cleanup efforts get underway the national guard is headed towards hardest hit areas to help out....
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this is the low area of ocean city, maryland, the downtown area. usually about 7,000 people here during the off-season. most of those, you know, storm experienced, pretty hardy people. most of them did get out. a few hundred did stay. no injuries here. the national guard was working throughout the night. the winds really felt like a hurricane, five, 6:00, 7:00 at night. we saw signs snapping off, small items of debris blowing through the air. it got pretty dicey last night. now it is just weird to stand in the middle of a road with a pretty good current coming down st. louis avenue here in ocean city. martha: boy, it remains to be seen the economic impact of all of this and these areas that have been hard hit already by unemployment and the tough economy to have to regroup after something like this and rebuild and find money to do all of those things is going to be a story we'll be coming in the coming weeks and months. steve harrigan, thanks so much. we'll check back in with you a little bit later. bill: also this update. a crewmember is now dead
this is the low area of ocean city, maryland, the downtown area. usually about 7,000 people here during the off-season. most of those, you know, storm experienced, pretty hardy people. most of them did get out. a few hundred did stay. no injuries here. the national guard was working throughout the night. the winds really felt like a hurricane, five, 6:00, 7:00 at night. we saw signs snapping off, small items of debris blowing through the air. it got pretty dicey last night. now it is just weird...